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Main Concepts of Justice
Main Concepts of Justice
Kantian Justice: Immanuel Kant viewed justice through the prism of duty and
the categorical imperative, which dictates that one should act only according to
that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a
universal law. Kantian justice emphasizes the inherent worth of every individual
and the need for moral laws to ensure individuals are treated as ends in
themselves, not means to an end.